CS 351 - Computer Architecture I

5 CR

This class introduces different hardware architectures, organizations and operations of various machines. Primary topics include number representation, CPU concepts, hardware/software interaction, hardwired control, microprogramming control, memory hierarchy, I/O organization, assembly language and pipeline.

Prerequisite(s): CS 211 and admission to BS CS program, or instructor’s permission.

Course Outcomes

Describe a computer’s functional components, their characteristics, performance, and interactions
Convert numerical data from one format to another
Evaluate the quantitative performance of computer systems and designs
Articulate the cost-performance issues and design trade-offs in designing and constructing a computer processor including memory
Trace the execution of instructions and programs on pipelined processor, and quantitatively compare the performance of programs on pipelined and non-pipelined processors
Describe the principles of memory management including caches, virtual memory, SRAM, DRAM, etc.
Build circuits using both combinational and sequential digital logic elements
Write simple assembly language program segments

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